AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 vs Intel Pentium M 780

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Intel Pentium M 780
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Games supported 12%

General info

Comparing Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ratingnot ratednot rated
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium M2x AMD Turion 64
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Trinidad / Tyler (2007)
Release dateJuly 2005 (17 years old)4 May 2007 (15 years old)
Current price$113 $245

Technical specs

Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speed2.26 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.26 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus support533 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache32 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography90 nm90/65 nm
Die size84 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors140 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-no data
VID voltage range1.26V-1.404Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketPPGA478, H-PBGA479S1
Thermal design power (TDP)27 Watt33/31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

ECC memory support-no data

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


  • 3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Pentium M 780 933
Turion 64 X2 TL-56 1340
+43.6%

Turion 64 X2 TL-56 outperforms Pentium M 780 by 44% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Advantages and disadvantages


Boost clock speed 2260 1800
Thermal design power (TDP) 27 Watt 33 Watt

Technical City couldn't decide between

Intel Pentium M 780
Pentium M 780

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AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56
Turion 64 X2 TL-56

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